The New York Islanders are coming off a win at home against the Anaheim Ducks and have been able to move to 5-3-1 on the season. However, with injuries starting to mount , the team will need some players to step up to sustain their level of play.

Coming into the season, expectations for the Islanders were a bit mixed. This was a team that missed the playoffs last year, but didn’t do much in terms of upgrading this summer.

The cap situation for the Islanders was far from ideal this summer, but they could have been avenues to improve if they wanted to. However, with a lot of young talent, the hope is that some of these players will take a step forward for the team as well.

Unfortunately, with Mathew Barzal still sidelined and yet to play this season, New York also saw Matias Maccelli and Cal Ritchie go down with injuries.…